Si Klegg, Book 5 / The Deacon's Adventures at Chattanooga in Caring for the Boys
by John McElroy
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Chapters (47)
- SI KLEGG
- The Deacon's Adventures At Chattanooga In Caring For The Boys
- Book Five
- THE SIX VOLUMES
- PREFACE
- SI KLEGG
- CHAPTER I. THE DEACON PROVIDES
- RESORTS TO HIGHWAY ROBBERY AND HORSE STEALING.
- CHAPTER II. THE DEACON ATTEMPTED RESTITUTION
- TRIED TO RETURN THE HORSE TO HIS OWNER.
- CHAPTER III. A COW IN CAMP
- THE DEACON HAS SOME EXPERIENCES WITH THE QUADRUPED.
- CHAPTER IV. THE DEACON'S PLAN
- DEALING WITH AN OBSTRUCTION TO THE HOMEWARD JOURNEY.
- CHAPTER V. TROUBLE ENCOUNTERED
- THE BOYS MEET AN OLD FRIEND AND ARE TAKEN HOME IN A HURRY.
- CHAPTER VI. THE BOYS IN THE OLD HOME ON BEAN BLOSSOM CREEK.
- CHAPTER VII. WEEKS OF CONVALESCENCE
- PLENTY OF NURSING FROM LOVING, TENDER HANDS.
- CHAPTER VIII. SI IS PROMOTED
- ANNABEL APPRISED OF IT—SHORTY MEETS JERUSHA.
- CHAPTER IX. SHORTY IN TROUBLE
- HAS AN ENCOUNTER WITH THE PROVOST-MARSHAL.
- CHAPTER X. SHORTY AS ORDERLY
- HAS A TOUR OF DUTY AT THE GENERAL'S HEADQUARTERS.
- CHAPTER XI. SHORTY RUNS HEADQUARTERS
- GETS ENTIRELY TOO BIG FOR HIS PLACE.
- CHAPTER XII. SHORTY ON A HUNT
- GOES AFTER KNIGHTS OF THE GOLDEN CIRCLE.
- CHAPTER XIII. AN UNEXPECTED MEETING
- BREAKING UP A DEN OF COPPERHEADS.
- CHAPTER XIV. GUARDING THE KNIGHTS
- SI AND SHORTY STAND OFF A MOB AT THE JAIL.
- CHAPTER XV. OFF FOR THE FRONT
- SI AND SHORTY TAKE CHARGE OF A SQUAD OF RECRUITS.
- CHAPTER XVI. THE TROUBLESOME BOYS
- SI AND SHORTY'S RECRUITS ENTER KENTUCKY.
- CHAPTER XVII. THE FRIGHTENED SURGEON
- SI AND SHORTY HAVE A TIME WITH THEIR WILD, YOUNG SQUAD.
- CHAPTER XVIII. NO PEACE FOR SI AND SHORTY
- THE YOUNGSTERS KEEP THEM BUSY WHILE THE TRAIN MOVES SOUTH.
- CHAPTER XIX. THE FIRST SCRAPE
- A LITTLE INITIATORY SKIRMISH WITH THE GUERRILLAS.
- CHAPTER XX. AFTER THE SKIRMISH
- WILD SHOOTING WAS ALL THAT SAVED A SURPRISED COLORED MAN.
- CHAPTER XXI. CHATTANOOGA AT LAST
- LOST IN A MAZE OF RAILROAD TRAINS.
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